Acting is the work of an actor or actress which is a person in theater television film or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and usually speaking or singing the written text or play. Most early sources in the West that examine the art of acting discuss it as part of rhetoric. While there is a set definition for the word acting there is no set definition for the phrase to act. It is thought that the actor is typically supposed to become the other where the actor molds his or herself to the character. In all actuality the actor should mold the character to his or herself based on common interests and goals that the character needs to achieve. |